# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/clair-cameron-patterson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:36:22.627Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/clair-cameron-patterson"
name: "Clair Cameron Patterson"
slug: "clair-cameron-patterson"
description: "Clair Cameron Patterson was an American geochemist. Born in Mitchellville, Iowa, Patterson graduated from Grinnell College. He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and spent his entire professional career at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)."
tagline: "American chemist and geochemist (1922–1995)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1922-06-02"
deathDate: "1995-12-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump